Green and blue economy specialist (focus on climate change)

Volunteering Finance & Economy

Overview

Support women's economic empowerment in green and blue economies.

You have:

• Minimum 5 years of experience in program development and management focusing on green and blue economies.
• Strong understanding of women’s economic empowerment and its relation to climate change and food security.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to conduct policy analysis and develop recommendations.
• Experience working with UN agencies and inter-agency coordination.
• Excellent communication and advocacy skills.

Contract

This is a UNV International Specialist contract. This kind of contract is known as International UN Volunteer. It is normally internationally recruited only. More about UNV International Specialist contracts.

The Women’s Economic Empowerment Programme recognizes the need to support women increased agency in green and blue economies to ensure equal representation at all levels including in development of appropriate policy interventions; the deployment of more effective tools, technologies, infrastructure, and institutions to implement measures to build resilience to economic, climate and environmental shocks; and the achievement of sustainable resource management for resilient green and blue value chains.

Women remain key players and make up more than 50 percent of the agricultural labor force in Tanzania. They play a vital role in ensuring family food security. However, climate change effects such as temperature increases, increased frequency of droughts, variability in rainfall

Under the direct supervision of the Women’s Economic Empowerment Programme Specialist, the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:

1. Programme Development and Management (40%) • Supports the implementation of ongoing programmatic initiatives with a specific focus on the green and blue economies. • Contributes to the development of new WEE programme initiatives. • Supports partnership development with other UN agencies, experts, government institutions and Civil Society Organizations ensuring timely and efficient delivery of inputs related to the assigned portfolio. • Supports programme/projects monitoring and evaluation according to results-based management requirements.

2. Policy Analysis/Research (20%) • Supports policy analysis and research and identifies entry points for strengthening UN Women’s programming in the area of women’s economic empowerment, with a focus on the Programmes in green and blue value chains. • Identify innovations to support project planning, management, research and advocacy.

3. Inter-Agency Coordination Support (20%) • Supports annual reporting processes in relation to the UNSDCF. • Participates in UNSDCF coordination meetings and in particular the planet and prosperity outcome groups. • Supports collection of data and analysis and research.

4. Advocacy support and facilitation of knowledge building and management (20%) • Supports relevant, high-impact advocacy activities and campaigns with key partners of the UN Joint Programmes. • Collects knowledge on current and emerging trends by gathering relevant information on programmes, projects, strategies, approaches, and ongoing experience for lessons learned, best practices at regional and global level. • Participates in program monitoring visits at the field level and helps to prepare re-ports. • Contributes to knowledge networks and communities of practice.

☒ Adaptability and Flexibility ☒ Commitment and Motivation ☒ Commitment to Continuous Learning ☒ Communication ☒ Creativity ☒ Ethics and Values ☒ Integrity

Green Economy, Blue Economy, Food Security, Gender responsive agriculture Value Chains, Market Systems, innovation, Community Engagement, climate change and biodiversity.

Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, is in East Africa, bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north; Rwanda, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west; and Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern border is formed by the Indian Ocean. Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest mountain, is in northeastern Tanzania. Dar es Salaam is the largest city in Tanzania, as the major port and economic center. Dar es Salaam is situated on the coast, overlooking the Indian Ocean. It is an International multicultural city with a mix of religions. The city has a wide range of facilities available, including numerous shopping centers, movie theatres, restaurants and many new developments planned. The living conditions in Dar es Salaam are comfortable although pricy in certain neighborhoods and there are issues with poor infrastructure, so alternative back-up solutions and generators as well as water tanks are common. It is a beautiful and relatively safe location. There are good international education facilities and health facilities with good standards.

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